St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
A CENTENARIAN.
A Citizen OF Caledonia County 100 Years
Old.

A Citizen of Caledonia County 100 Years
Old.
Caledonia county has centenarian,
or will have on next week Friday when
James Works of Waterford will be 1OC
years old. He isn't one of your centena-
rians who just keeps soul and body
together so that it may be said that he
is alive, but he is a centenarian such
as only the bracing atmosphere OF
Vermont could furnish, a centenarian
who dresses himself every morning,
shaves himself and reads without
glasses, for he is in better health and
stronger today than he has been for
a number of years; genial, hearty
old gentleman, who is apparently good
for a number of years of life to come.
He is most worthy citizen and in be-
half of his many friends in this county
we extend to him the congratulation s
of the season and wish him merry
Christmas and happy new year.
James Works was born in WestmOre-
land, N. H., Dec. 30, 1887. He moved
to Barton in 1908, when he became of
age, and engaged in business for him
self for eight years, showing an apti-
tude for trade and succeeding. In 1916
he moved to Waterford and to the
home where he has ever since resided.
1t was rather cold reception he re-
ceived to Caledonia county for that
was the phenOmenally cold year when
it is said that several inches of snow
fell on the eighth of June and caused a
general failure of the crops and such
an uncommon scarcity of provisions
that it was known as the year of famine
But Mr.. Works was never daunted at
trifles and he was soon identified with
the interests of this county and has
ever since been known as one of its
active, wide awake, public spirited
and capable men. He represented his
town in the state legislature in 1885
and 1889 and for several years served
on the board of selectmen and hello
other minor positions. AS late as Il
years ago, when he was 80 years old
he served as one of the grand jurors o
the county. A man of more thai
average business capacity he naturally
became identified in greater or less
degree with the larger operations o
this part of the state. A stockhOlde
in the Passumpsic railroad, those who
attend the annual meetings of the cor
pOratiOn will recall him as one of tn
regular attendants until within a very
few years. Mr.. Works is about a
quick at repartee today as when h
was in his prime a half century ago
and good naturally resents any at
make him out a feeble old man. ThOugl
quite fieshy he gets about his room witt
comparatively little trouble and Seems
to find IL good deal in life to enjoy yet
Mr.. Works was married i'm 1922 t,
Almira Aldrich, an estimable woman
To them were born five children
Adeline, who died at the age of &c
Mrs. Chas. l.. Morrill, of North Danville
Mrs. Arthur Lee of Plainfield, Iowa
and Chandler and Barton, two son
who remain on the old farm in Water
ford and who have kindly cared flo
their aged father during these late
years. Mr.. Works seems to have com
from a lOng-lived family for he has
sister living in Rochester, N. Y, 9
years old, who sent him barrel O
apples this fall for consumption durin
the long evenings of this winter.
has been year or more since MI
Works has been out of doors, but, a
above noted, he seems to be in bette
health, mentally and physically, tina
he has been for three or four yeaI
, past. That he may SO continue is til
wish of his many friends in CaledOni
: county.